Read Multi Record (WDT)
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Read Multi Record (WDT)
Returns the acquired waveforms from the subset of channels listed in the channel list parameter as an array of waveform data type data.
Each waveform only contains data from the subset of channels specified in the channel list parameter, not from all of the channels listed in the Assign Dynamic Channelsnode, unless you leave the channel list parameter blank.
Inputs/Outputs

session in
Instrument session obtained from the Initialize Acquisition Sessionnode, the Initialize Generation Sessionnode, or the Initialize External Calibrationnode.

samples to read
The specified number of samples to fetch.
If you specify a value for samples to read that is greater than the number of samples in the device memory, NI-HSDIO returns the samples that are acquired after max time milliseconds. Setting this parameter to -1 acquires the samples per record specified in the niHSDIO Configure Acquisition Sizenode.

maximum time (ms)
The time, in milliseconds, allotted for the node to complete before NI-HSDIO returns a timeout error.
If you set the value to -1, the node never times out. If you set this parameter to 0, the node returns immediately with up to the number of samples specified in samples to read.
If samples to read is greater than the number of samples in the device memory and all the available samples are acquired before a timeout, NI-HSDIO returns the available samples.
Default value: 10000

channel list
The specified channels from which to read waveform data.
You must assign all channels that you want to read using the niHSDIO Assign Dynamic Channelsnode before selecting those channels with this parameter.
NI-HSDIO reads waveform data in the order that you list channels in this parameter, not in the order that those channels are listed in the niHSDIO Assign Dynamic Channelsnode. If you leave this parameter blank, NI-HSDIO reads all channels that were set using the niHSDIO Assign Dynamic Channelsnode.
Specify multiple channels by using a channel list or a channel range. A channel list is a comma (,) separated sequence of channel names (for example, 0,2 specifies channels 0 and 2). A channel range is a lower bound channel followed by a hyphen (-) or colon (:) followed by an upper bound channel (for example, 0-2 specifies channels 0, 1, and 2).

timestamp type
Parameter that specifies whether the timestamp for the waveform data is relative or absolute.

starting record
The record at which you want to start fetching data.
Default value: 0

records to fetch
The number of records you want to fetch from onboard memory.
Default value: -1

error in
Error conditions that occur before this node runs.
The node responds to this input according to standard error behavior.
Default value: No error

session out
Handle that identifies the session in all subsequent node calls.
The session out parameter is obtained from the Initialize Acquisition Sessionnode or the Initialize Generation Sessionnode.

data
The returned data for the waveform.

actual samples read
The returned number of samples read.

error out
Error information.
The node produces this output according to standard error behavior.